What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sourcing Manager position at Mountaire Jobs?
Primary Purpose
Will manage the activities of the Category Managers and the Contract Managers. Responsible for generating and implementing efficient sourcing and category management strategies, vendor selection and supplier relationship management for major spend categories including spend oversight over $1B, analyzing and calculating cost of procurement and providing recommendations and/or methods to decrease expenditure, and contract lifecycle management. Activities will include research and analysis of primary spend categories, market data, financial analytics and financial projections for potential sourcing events. Will prepare bids for contract and non-contract procurement initiatives. Will support business units and stakeholders from the executive level and down with enterprise strategy development and alignment. Will support in vetting new revenue streams and special projects.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
- Directs and manages the Category Managers and the Contract Managers overseeing over $1B in spend. Develops and communicates a procurement and sourcing strategy; establishes, communicates and implements short- and long-term goals in order to promote effectiveness and efficiency. Provides guidance and support to build competency and commitment. Contract lifecycle management and support in supplier relationship management. Manages robust supplier selection processes using market analyses, concise requests for proposals (RFPs) and a data-driven approach. Vendor selection, approval, management requests for quotations (RFQs), requests for proposals (RFPs) and request for information (RFI) bids for category spend. Contract negotiation, approval and execution.
- Utilizes expenditure data, market research findings and performance metrics to monitor category performance, pinpoint areas for enhancement and drive decision-making based on data insights. Ensures a competitive sourcing environment leading to continuous improvement in quality, cost, service and technology. Provide metrics/reporting around measurable improvements.
- Supports in alignment with other Mountaire teams, IT, Plant operations, Live/Agri-Business and Finance. Collaborates to gain a working knowledge of business needs. Directs facilitation of meeting needs. Supplier relationship management. Works with the Legal team on contract revisions and approval and long-term planning. Leads change management when establishing new sourcing programs at the Plants to drive on-going evaluations to ensure savings, supply and process integrity.
- Aids in the growth and development of Category and Contract Managers. Identifies cross training opportunities and executes team strategy to support category strategies.
- Directs, enforces and adheres to all safety policies and standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field or a minimum of 7 years of procurement, negotiation and contracting experience.
- 5 - 7 years' relevant work experience.
- Contract negotiation experience.
- Financial analytic experience.
- Sourcing/Procurement experience.
- Possess Oracle and/or SAP knowledge and experience.
- Industry certifications in procurement, negotiations and/or supply chain.
- Travel is required as part of the job to facilitate direct engagement and interaction with our suppliers, allowing for a deeper understanding of their operations, processes and capabilities.
- Must be able to manage projects and trials at company facilities.
- Attend relevant expos or shows is pertinent to this role to provide opportunities for professional development and industry insight.
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